My teaching experience was with a couple at Evans Community Hospital at Fort Carson army base. They were new parents who just had their first child. The father was active military and the mother worked previously but would now be a stay at home mother. They were both in their late twenties. They had many questions about their newborn baby boy. She also had questions about how to take care of herself once discharged. The nurse I worked with provided many pamphlets and other teaching aids along with verbal instructions. They received information on taking care of their newborn, breastfeeding, car seat requirements, and self-care after discharge. The teaching that I assisted with was to help the new mother understand how to take care of herself
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An article from The Journal of Perinatal Education states that “researchers have found that mothers value one-on-one verbal instruction, written information, and time spent with a nurse” (Buchko, Gutshall & Jordan, 2012). A research article by Weiss and Lokken states that “women and nurses identify immediate self and infant physical care as the priority for postpartum teaching” (Weiss & Lokken, 2009). Research also shows the relevance of the content that was taught. The table below is from a research article by Birk, and shows the importance of these specific topics to new mothers. Every topic presented in the packet that was used for teaching the patient is included in this table.
(Birk, 1996)
NANDA diagnosis: Deficient knowledge related to first pregnancy and first delivery as evidenced by expression of a need for information.
Behavioral objectives:
1. The couple will pay attention while the information is being presented.
2. The couple will not be distracted while the information is being presented.
3. The patient will demonstrate an understanding of the information presented.
Content of teaching provided: The outline below directly references the packet provided by Evans Community Hospital. The titles of the pages referenced are: “Home Care Instructions for Mom” and “Postpartum Care After Vaginal Delivery”.
Activity:
• avoid heavy
An article from The Journal of Perinatal Education states that “researchers have found that mothers value one-on-one verbal instruction, written information, and time spent with a nurse” (Buchko, Gutshall & Jordan, 2012). A research article by Weiss and Lokken states that “women and nurses identify immediate self and infant physical care as the priority for postpartum teaching” (Weiss & Lokken, 2009). Research also shows the relevance of the content that was taught. The table below is from a research article by Birk, and shows the importance of these specific topics to new mothers. Every topic presented in the packet that was used for teaching the patient is included in this table.
(Birk, 1996)
NANDA diagnosis: Deficient knowledge related to first pregnancy and first delivery as evidenced by expression of a need for information.
Behavioral objectives:
1. The couple will pay attention while the information is being presented.
2. The couple will not be distracted while the information is being presented.
3. The patient will demonstrate an understanding of the information presented.
Content of teaching provided: The outline below directly references the packet provided by Evans Community Hospital. The titles of the pages referenced are: “Home Care Instructions for Mom” and “Postpartum Care After Vaginal Delivery”.
Activity:
• avoid heavy